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When I was at the grocery store I noticed that they still had a lot of cheap pineapples and I remembered that I had recently come across a recipe for a
Thai pineapple fried rice in my bookmarks that sounded really good. I had not thought of adding sweet, juicy and tangy pineapple to a fried rice dish but the idea immediately stuck in my mind. I also noticed that the recipe called for a healthy dose of curry powder and combo'd with the pineapple it kind of reminded me of the
curried pineapple banana bread that I had recently made and really enjoyed. I was already sold on the dish and the shrimp, cashews and raisins just took it over the edge! I only made a few changes including using brown rice and fresh peas since I had already picked some up at the farmers market. Whenever I make stir-fries, I clean, slice, chop and make sure that I have everything ready and on hand before turning the heat on as things move quickly after you start. The Thai pineapple rice was pretty easy to make after the prep work was done and the results were fantastic. The finished dish was so vibrantly colourful and the curry gave it an amazing aroma. The juicy pineapple and succulent shrimp worked really well with the curry flavours in this fried rice. The curry and chilies added the perfect amount of heat that was balanced by the pineapple and the raisins while the cashews added a nice contrasting texture. I have been raving about how good this fried rice was since I made it. I have a feeling that this dish will enter my regular rotation and given that you could easily use canned pineapple you could easily make this dish year round. You could also easily make a vegetarian version by omitting the shrimp and making a few ingredient swaps.

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Servings: 4

ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

2 shallots (sliced)

3 cloves garlic (chopped)

1 red chili (chopped)

1 red pepper (diced)

1 egg (lightly beaten)

3 tablespoons chicken stock (or vegetable broth)

3 tablespoons fish sauce (or soy sauce)

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 cup cashews (roasted)

3 cups cooked rice (preferably a day old)

1 cup pineapple (cut into bite sized pieces)

1/2 pound shrimp (cooked, optional)

1/4 cup peas (fresh or frozen)

1/4 cup currants (or raisins)

2 green onions (sliced)

1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)

directions

Heat the oil in a pan.

Add the shallots, garlic, chillies and red pepper and stir-fry until fragrant, about a minute.

Oh! I had totally forgotten to try making this dish! Sprinkle a handful of fried shallots over and this will make it even more complete! In some Thai restaurants, they will plate this fried rice in the empty pineapple halves!

Hey! I made my version of fried rice for lunch today and am reading your lovely recipe as I eat it. I wouldn't have thought pineapple and prawns would go well together, but this definitely looks try-worthy. :)

Kevin... that's one of the closest & authentic Khao Pad Sapparod! For me without that 'curry powder' it's not authentic :-P I don't know which type of curry powder you use... in my family we use Waltrose's Madras Curry Powder or any brand of your choice if you want to hit the note.

The curry powder brings out the dull color or else plain looking pineapple fried rice and added that special fragrance to the dish!

I don't know why most Thai recipe books didn't mentioned and Thai Restaurants added this 'special powder' :-P In my maternal Thai family, we added that 'curry powder' as long as we remember.

The photo looks good enough to eat right off the web page. I love all of the ingredients you have added in here minus the shrimp. I am just not a seafood person, but I bet this recipe taste delicious with chicken too. I am going to try it. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

This recipe looked so good that I ordered pineapple fried rice at my local Thai restaurant. I was terribly disappointed, which motivated me to try this recipe. It looked just like the picture and tasted awesome! Thank you Kevin!

Wow, your recipes and photos are great! You are prolific, too! Here is my take on Pineapple Rice, as well as links to making a Pineapple Boat or Pineapple Bowl. Singaporean Thai Pineapple RicePineapple Bowl (or Boat)I have subscribed via RSS so I can get more of your great recipes. Thanks!

Just made this meal last night and it was FANTASTIC!! We accidently forgot the garlic (oops!) and didn't care for the cilantro. We couldn't find a red chili so we used one green serrano...which provided plenty of heat! Everything else we kept the same. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe. I like the idea of serving this in a hollowed out half-pineapple. I also think you could leave out the shrimp and double the recipe and serve it as a side or take it to a potluck. And for those calorie-counters out there, there are about 440 calories per serving.

wow! i wanna marry you. lol! seriously that looks fantastic and since i can't have you as a husband who cooks for me, i am going out to buy the ingredients and cook it myself. i LOVE pineapple fried rice. at my favorite restaurant, they serve it with lightly floured deep fried shrimps. yumm. and sprinkled chicken floss.

I was amazed by all the fabulous recipes that you have on your blog. I will definitely be watching out for more to come. I will be trying this amazing rice dish tonight, but I do warn you, I never follow a recipe to the exact; I always add my own tweaks and changes. I love cooking, and seeing all these wonderful recipes and vibrant colors is making me love it even more! I do have my own website as well, http://www.chantalsrecipes.com/ check it out!

Hi Kevin, my name is Maria. I reproduce your recipe on my blog giving the link to here. Let me know if it is fine or not. I always use my name and always give the link to where is the original. Thank you very much for your time and kind consideration.

made this tonight. I omitted peas, cashews, raisans (not a fans), and added fresh ginger. It was nothing short of AMAZING!!! I did add a bit of salt. My husband squeezed fresh lemon onto his and it was really good. I prefer it as is! Just a few suggestions...enjoy!!

I made this recipe exactly as written last night. It turned out very very good. I love that there was so much going on in the dish. The sweetness of the pineapple, with the crunch of the cashews and the freshness of the cilantro made this very tasty. I love heat, so I added some Sriracha hot sauce to my dish which took it to a whole new level. Mmmmm. This recipe is in my cook book and will be made again soon.

I love this recipe and have made it several times. We don't eat shrimp so I use chicken and put in whatever veggies sound good or that I have on hand. It is soooo yummy!!!! When we adopted our daughter from China last summer I got this in a resturant there and searched for a recipe like it when I got home-this is the best version I have found. Thank you so much for sharing this great recipe!

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